Tag: market capitalisation

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping global power dynamics, economic frameworks, and security considerations. While it offers immense opportunities, it also raises significant concerns. These include governance, ethical standards, and its potential use in both civilian and military contexts.

The first six months of the financial year were highly successful for the Group. Naspers accelerates growth with operations achieving topline growth of 24%. Consolidated e-commerce revenue reached US$3.3 billion during this period. Importantly, e-commerce adjusted EBIT increased fivefold to US$169 million.

The first six months of the financial year have been successful for the Group. Prosus accelerates growth with operations delivering topline growth of 26%. Consolidated e-commerce revenue reached US$3.0 billion during this period. Additionally, adjusted EBIT for e-commerce increased fivefold to US$181 million.

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is the largest bourse in Africa. Its market cap of approximately ZAR20 trillion also means that it sits in the top 20 of the world’s largest stock exchanges. Despite that size and heft, it is under significant pressure. In addition to increased competition from newer exchanges such as the Cape Town Stock Exchange and A2X Markets, it has a serious delisting problem.

Structured products enable diversification into offshore markets while controlling risk. Any investor worth their salt understands the importance of diversification, particularly in a contemporary economic environment characterised by such volatility and uncertainty.

Diversification within the asset management industry can be applied on different levels and can take many forms within an investment solution. With close to R3 trillion invested in collective investment schemes in South Africa, investors are already taking advantage of the diversification benefit on offer by unit trusts.

The bigger the military operation, the more sophisticated the financial machinery required to fund it. The Bank of England, today still the UK’s central bank, was created in 1694 as the government’s bank, largely to finance its ongoing wars with France.

Greenwashing is the practice of giving the wrong impression, providing false information, or fabricating a story about how a company and its products, or an investment solution, are environmentally friendly or beneficial in an environmental, social or governance (ESG) context.

Globally, asset managers can play a decisive role in redirecting institutional and retail investors’ capital towards achieving the decarbonisation goals set by the recent COP26 Climate Change Conference. This is our message following the conference held in Glasgow, Scotland this November, which has singled out capital, or the impactful application of capital, as a vital cog in the world’s climate response machinery.

The Satrix Global Infrastructure Feeder ETF (STXIRF) began trading on JSE yesterday, offering investors an investment vehicle that gives them exposure to a diversified portfolio of the largest and most liquid infrastructure companies in developed and emerging markets.